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David C. Anchin Center Awarded Gates Foundation Grant for Transformative Math Education

July 1, 2025

The 911爆料网's David C. Anchin Center has received a math education grant from the . This vital funding, spanning from July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, will advance collaborative efforts with Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) and School District of Manatee County (SDMC), focusing on enhancing professional learning for math teachers and coaches.

This grant reinforces the David C. Anchin Center's commitment to fostering a strong vision for high-quality math instruction, supported by high quality math instructional materials, and establishing robust professional learning frameworks within these districts. A cornerstone of this collaboration is the "Small Change, Big Impact" philosophy. This approach recognizes that extensive, broad-scale reforms often overwhelm educators and lead to resistance. Instead, the initiative champions small, incremental changes that are manageable, sustainable, and build momentum and confidence over time. By focusing on attainable actions, teachers can gradually transform their classrooms into more engaging learning environments, leading to significant, lasting improvements in student achievement. This strategy ensures clarity in expectations and goals, providing a gentle nudge that encourages practical and effective expansion of current best practices.

The grant will enable Manatee County to build upon previous work on high-quality math tasks, creating a comprehensive vision for instruction and developing professional learning sessions focused on task characteristics and differentiation strategies. For Hillsborough County, the funding will strengthen high-quality math coaching by integrating a high-quality math task framework, setting the stage for research into effective coaching strategies for new curriculum implementation. Professional development in Hillsborough has already centered on helping coaches understand and implement SMARTE goals (Strategic, Measurable, Attainable, Results-based, Time-bound, and Equitable), emphasizing specific and collaborative feedback. These goals are designed to focus on concrete teacher actions, such as eliciting student thinking or fostering mathematical discourse, directly impacting student learning.

Through this renewed partnership, the David C. Anchin Center, Hillsborough County Public Schools, and School District of Manatee County are set to make a profound, positive difference in mathematics education, proving that even small, focused changes can lead to a truly big impact.